Folding sign



I Jan. 16, 1951 RADCUFFE/ 2,538,381

FOLDING SIGN Filed July 25, 1947 IN VEN TOR. PEA/{M21717 P FflDCZfF E Patented Jan. 16, 1951 UNETE STATES ATENT OFFICE This invention relates to advertising signs.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an advertising sign which will at one position of the same give an indication that property is for sale and at another position of the same will give an indication that the property has been sold and wherein the adjustment of the same may be effected with little effort by the salesman, and thereby eliminating the necessity for having to place two different signs upon the property at different times.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a sign adapted to be placed on property which may be adjusted, which is of simple construction, inexpensive to manufacture and convenient to use.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the sign adjusted to indicate that the property is for sale.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the sign after the same has been collapsed to indicate the property has been sold.

Referring now to the figures, 10 represents one part of the sign to which an upper part I i is connected by means of hinges i2 and i3. These hinges are located on the edges of the parts and will permit the parts to be pivoted so that the top part can be brought downwardly over the front of the bottom part to display a sold indication M on the rear face of the top part. Normally when the parts have been extended and as shown in Fig. 1 there is given a for sale indication I5. This display is ordinarily made and is maintained until the property has been actually sold. After that time, the part ii is brought downwardly upon the part I!) and the sold indication I4 is displayed.

It will be apparent that this adjustment will be made with little effort and by the salesman who has sold the property. There is no need that a different sign be placed upon the property to indicate that the same has been sold or that the original sign be painted with the word sold across it.v Means may be provided for assuring the parts will be retained in open positions and this means may be in the form of a hook or catch.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of my invention, what is claimed is:

A for sale advertising sign adapted to be disposed upon property to indicate the same as being for sale comprising upper and lower board parts, each of said parts being of substantially the same thickness and having supporting edges whereby the upper part may be supported upon the lower part, hinges having parts embedded respectively in the upper edge of the lower part and the lower edge of the upper part, said board parts having cooperating indicia on their front faces for indicating the property as being for sale when the parts are extended and the upper part is supported on the upper edge of the lower part, further indicia on the rear face of the upper part for indicating that the property has been sold when the upper part has been hinged downwardly over the front face of the bottom part, said upper part being supported with its lower edge in flush engagement with the upper edge of the lower part when the upper part is elevated.

FRANKLIN P. RADCLIFFE.

Ewing Mar. 5, 1918 Ashcroft Apr. 4, 1922 Number 

